Hi! From the "desert village"

Yes sir, I can say I remember the "good ole days" of cruising on Central and after that, Metro Center.

I moved to AZ in '84 because I was sick of getting rained out practically every time I would go to the track in Union Grove, WI. I read about Firebird opening up, and I said "hey that's for me... 12 months of drag racing!"

Well, things didn't go as planned. I blew my motor after 3 months, was just starting out on my own, and didn't have the money to put the car back together. I sold it a couple years later for practically nothing:(

I did at least get to cruise Central in it before they shut 'er down... I could never for the life of me understand why they did that. I thought the crowds were pretty well behaved. The cops really had to go out of their way to find a problem in most of the situations I saw. A flying tackle of a man drinking a beer in public is just a wee bit excessive to me...

After I got rid of the Dart, I bought a Kawasaki 750 Turbo to satisfy the need for speed. I went to McDonalds on Central, ordered my burger and fries, and parked in their lot to eat my food as I would at any McDs. A Phoenix cop playing security guard for McDonalds told me to leave or he would arrest me. I said "I am eating the food I just bought here" He said "If you want to argue big guy, you can go to jail".... For eating McDs at McDs on a licensed, registered vehicle... That was my last night ever on Central:(

Back when I lived in the Chicago area I would cruise Milwaukee Ave down by Superburger. There was always a good showing out there.

I've now hit mid life crisis and needed another Dart to keep me sane:D